Definition of "paras" [paras]

• Plural form of para. (noun)

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• "Like their guerrilla foes, the "paras" became directly involved in extortion and the drugs trade, and forced thousands of peasants from valuable land, generating vast wealth."
• "Mr. Uribe has been fighting the FARC even as he has tried to reduce violence by the "paras," who have sometimes been complicit in killing trade unionists."
• "The story centers around Max Parker, a slimy Los Angeles tabloid reporter sent to interview a rich man, Barrington Boles, who claims to have invented a machine that can break through the barrier between parallel worlds, dubbed "paras" in this novel."